Ok, I might be a little obsessed with Man Men… but aren’t you too? I just love the hair and makeup in this season and I’ll take any excuse to post about it.

Here we have Mad Men hair department head stylist Terrie V. Owen revealing her on-set hair how-to for achieving Christina Hendricks’ signature “Joan” style. Love. Too bad my hair is probably a little short of this style. This style is best for long hair, at least shoulder length or longer.

Start by applying a texture spray like White Sands Liquid Texture Thermal Styling Spray. I have been using this stuff in my hair before blow drying and I really like it. It smells great and give my usually lifeless, very smooth fine hair some texture and volume.

Then curl your hair with a 1 inch large barrel curling iron, and curl your entire head. Clip each curl and let your hair cool off before you style.

Once your hair has cooled off, brush it out with a natural bristle brush, she likes Mason Pearson.

Then section your hair into two sections ear to ear, so you have a front section and a back section. Then make a third section: a ponytail piece in the mid, crown section of the head and secure with an elastic. That pony tail will be your volume and height at the top of the head. Clip this hair out of the way.

Starting at the back, nape of head, tease the hair with a comb and then sweep up all the hair with a brush and pin with bobbies. Pin the section all the way up to the ponytail, so you have an upswept look.

Then move to the front sections, start on one side, tease the section of hair and smooth with your brush then pin each side up just as you did in the back until all hair is pinned up all around the head. If you have bangs, you can spray and smooth them off to a side and secure with a pin. Otherwise you can create a side sweep with your longer hair and pin.

Then release your ponytail, tease it with your comb, smooth with your brush and arrange it in any shape you like, either tousled or controlled. Bobby pin into place, spray with a good holding spray.

For a modern take on the style, try eliminating the teasing and just finger through your hair, don’t brush it out and pin up section by section in a more tousled and loose way. And instead of hairspray, try a grooming creme on your fingertips for added texture, finish with hairspray and keep the side peek a boo bang.

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